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Copper vs Woodpecker

Copper logo

Copper

Software

Gmail-native CRM for growth teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Woodpecker logo

Woodpecker

Software

Cold email and LinkedIn outreach automation platform with pay-per-use pricing

From
$7/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Copper has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Copper the Basic plan caps at 2,500 contacts and 25 companies, which is small for a CRM at $23 per user per month; Woodpecker linkedIn outreach, extra warm-ups and API access are all separate paid add-ons rather than bundled features.
  • They diverge on capability: Copper covers Gmail integration, Woodpecker covers Cold email sequencing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Copper and Woodpecker actually diverge.

Attributes where Copper and Woodpecker differ
AttributeCopperWoodpecker
Starting priceFree$7/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebweb, api
Founded20142015

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Copper

  • Gmail integration
  • Contact management
  • Deal tracking
  • Pipeline management
  • Email tracking
  • Automation
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar

Only in Woodpecker

  • Cold email sequencing
  • Email verification
  • Deliverability warm-up
  • Lead Finder
  • Agency panel
  • API and integrations

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Copper

  • CRM for teams working inside Google Workspacenot Woodpecker
  • Pipeline and deal trackingnot Woodpecker
  • Contact enrichment and activity capturenot Woodpecker
  • Workflow automation on the higher tiersnot Woodpecker

Woodpecker

  • Running personalized one-to-one cold email campaignsnot Copper
  • Agencies managing outreach across multiple client accountsnot Copper
  • Verifying catch-all email addresses before sendingnot Copper
  • Adding LinkedIn outreach on top of an existing email campaignnot Copper

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Copper

  • The Basic plan caps at 2,500 contacts and 25 companies, which is small for a CRM at $23 per user per month
  • Professional at $59 per user per month still caps at 15,000 contacts and 50 companies
  • Workflow automation, bulk email and reporting all require Professional
  • Email sequences, custom reports and multi-currency are Business tier only at $99 per user per month
  • The advertised prices are the annual rates; monthly billing runs from $29 to $134 per user

Woodpecker

  • LinkedIn outreach, extra warm-ups and API access are all separate paid add-ons rather than bundled features.
  • Pay-per-contacted-prospect pricing can be harder to predict than flat per-seat plans at high volume.
  • Exceeding the contacted-prospect limit halts new sends until the plan is topped up.
  • Lacks the built-in calling/SMS channels that some multichannel competitors offer.

Pricing, plan by plan

Copper

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Contact management
    • Basic CRM
  • Starter$25/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Pipeline management
  • Professional$75/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Automation
    • Advanced reporting

Woodpecker

$7/month
  • Pay-per-use$7/month
    • $7 per 100 contacted prospects
    • Unlimited team members and email accounts
    • 4 warm-ups monthly

Which should you pick?

Choose Copper if

  • You need gmail integration.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want contact management.
Copper review

Choose Woodpecker if

  • You need cold email sequencing.
  • You work on web, api.
  • You also want email verification.
Woodpecker review

Questions people ask

Is Copper or Woodpecker better?
Neither clearly leads. Copper starts at Free and Woodpecker at $7/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Copper or Woodpecker?
Copper has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Copper and $7/month for Woodpecker.
Does Copper or Woodpecker run on more platforms?
Copper runs on Web. Woodpecker runs on web, api.
Can I use Copper for free?
Yes. Copper has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Woodpecker starts at $7/month.
What is Copper best used for?
Copper is most often used for crm for teams working inside google workspace, pipeline and deal tracking, contact enrichment and activity capture, workflow automation on the higher tiers. Of those, crm for teams working inside google workspace and pipeline and deal tracking are not what Woodpecker is typically brought in for.
What can Copper do that Woodpecker cannot?
Copper covers Gmail integration, Contact management, Deal tracking, Pipeline management. Woodpecker covers Cold email sequencing, Email verification, Deliverability warm-up, Lead Finder.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Woodpecker: What does Woodpecker cost?

Woodpecker charges $7 per 100 contacted prospects per month (discounted heavily on annual billing), with add-ons like LinkedIn outreach at $29/month per account and extra warm-ups at $5/month each.

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Woodpecker: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?

Woodpecker offers a 14-day free trial with full features, capped at 14 days or 100 emails sent, whichever comes first; the trial can be extended by contacting support.

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Woodpecker: How is usage metered?

Usage is metered by the number of prospects contacted per month; exceeding the plan's contacted-prospect limit halts new email sends, and exceeding the stored prospect limit prevents adding new leads.

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Woodpecker: What does Woodpecker integrate with?

Woodpecker integrates with Pipedrive, HubSpot, Zoho, Calendly, Zapier, Google Sheets, and offers an API, CLI, webhooks and an MCP server for custom workflows.

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